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Pharma battle
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PHARMACEUTICAL companies typically compete with each other in various areas such as research and development, marketing and sales. Some of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world include Pfizer, Novartis, Roche, Merck & Co and Sanofi, and all of them are being traded on the various stock exchanges.
Dames warns smugglers - we’ll get you in the end
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday issued a stern warning to those who continue to engage in illegal drug trafficking, insisting they will be caught.
Fake lawyer who smuggled drugs is jailed
A 25-year-old woman who pretended to be a lawyer so she could smuggle a cell phone and more than $2,000 worth of marijuana into the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services for an inmate was yesterday sentenced to 15 months in prison.
Friends of convicted drug smuggler appeal for leniency
FAMILY and friends of convicted drug smuggler Austin Knowles are appealing for leniency in his sentencing after he pleaded guilty to a 2002 conspiracy and drug trafficking scheme.
Call for action on drug use and bullying
IN THE face of rising levels of substance use, violence and bullying among secondary school students, the Bahamas National Anti-Drug Secretariat is calling for the creation or reinforcement of programmes specifically focused on tackling these problems.
The ‘millionaire’ promise at the root of today’s social problems
IN THIS column yesterday we confirmed Mr Richard Lightbourn’s statement in the House that students, caught up in the get-rich-quick euphoria of the drug era, were writing essays on how they wanted to become drug dealers like some of their family members and friends.
Bran’s ‘living nightmare’ over Tax Certification
The DNA’s leader yesterday said “the living nightmare” of business in the Bahamas was brought home when the National Insurance Board (NIB) effectively tore up the contract with his family’s pharmacy via its Tax Compliance Certificate (TCC) demands.
Suriname woman arrested for cocaine smuggling at LPIA
A WOMAN from Suriname is in police custody following the seizure of a quantity of cocaine at the Lynden Pindling International Airport by Drug Enforcement Unit officers on Tuesday.
Where's the honeymoon?
Re: Police put on leave for jail wedding….. while the groom faces drug charges.
UPDATED: Man shot dead in Old Boat Alley
A 29-year-old man on bail for drug possession was shot multiple times and killed late on Thursday night off Market Street.
Man killed in hit-and-run identified
A MAN who was the victim of a fatal hit-and-run accident has been identified as 45-year-old Angelo Thurston, of Freeport, Grand Bahama.
Bahamians held on suspicion of smuggling
TWO BAHAMIAN men have been arrested on suspicion of smuggling drugs and migrants into the United States after their boat washed ashore in Florida on Tuesday, according to a West Palm Beach television station report.
Man fined $2000 for possession of marijuana with intent to supply
A MAN was fined $2,000 in court yesterday after admitting to having more than 10 ounces of marijuana.
$18k of suspected meth found
A FREEPORT woman was arrested after police discovered nearly $18,000 worth of suspected methamphetamine at a residence in Grand Bahama.
Man ordered to pay $1,500 fine after admitting to having hemp
A MAN was fined $1,500 after admitting to having eight and a half ounces of Indian Hemp on him last week.
Pair arrested after police raid
ABACO police discovered a “substantial” quantity of dangerous drugs, illegal firearms, and ammunition at a house that resulted in the arrest of two men on Monday evening.
Teenager accused over drugs and ammo
A TEENAGER was remanded to prison over allegations he was found with a quantity of illegal drugs and ammunition which officials say he had plans to sell. Brad Sands, 18, was charged with marijuana possession with the intent to supply after officers
Three arrested as RBDF seizes 1,000lbs of marijuana
THREE men are in custody after the Royal Bahamas Defence Force seized more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana from a go-fast vessel Monday morning.
Two held after drug finds
TWO men were arrested and accused of drug possession in separate incidents on Wednesday by Mobile Division officers.